Chinese Premier Li Keqiang bows out with appeal for economic recovery

China’s Premier Li Keqiang Bows out as Xi Loyalists Take Reins

Once seen as a potential top leader, Li was increasingly sidelined as Xi accumulated ever-greater powers.

China Premier Li Keqiang bows out as Xi loyalists take reins

BEIJING (AP) — After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s shadow, Li Keqiang took his final bow as the country’s premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the world’s second-biggest economy in favor of officials known mainly for their unquestioned loyalty to China’s most powerful leader.

Chinese president consolidates power as premier bows out

After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country’s premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the world’s second-biggest economy in favour of officials known mainly for their unquestioned loyalty to China’s most powerful leader in recent history.

China Premier Li Keqiang bows out as Xi loyalists take reins

After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping's shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country's premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the world's second-biggest economy in favor of officials known mainly for their unquestioned loyalty to China's most powerful leader in recent history.

China Premier Li Keqiang bows out as Xi loyalists take reins

After exiting the ruling Communist Party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee in October - despite being below retirement age - Li's last major task was delivering the state of the nation address to the rubber-stamp parliament on Monday. The report sought to reassure citizens of the resiliency of the Chinese economy, but contained little that was new.

China Premier Li Keqiang bows out as Xi loyalists take reins

BEIJING (AP) -- After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping's shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country's premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the world's second-biggest economy in favor of officials known mainly for their unquestioned loyalty to China's most powerful leader in recent history.